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Food trip to Emilia Romagna

We're setting off to Italy next month for a week of great food in the Emilia Romagna area.
I've already strated to compile a list of great sounding resturants through some articles and tripadvisor, but was wondering if anyone has any specific recommendations of any resturants in the area.
We'll be in Parma, Bologna, Ravenna, Ferrara and Piacenza.

If you've never been to Emilia-Romagna before, be aware that the local cuisine (with the exception of Ravenna) is anchored in eggs, cheeses and fatty meats, and therefore quite filling, dish by dish. For a single week's stay that already includes a couple of Michelin restaurants, you might want to research some alternatives to two full restaurant meals per day, especially on the days when you will be having a multi-course Michelin meal. Or if you are given a choice of menus at the Michelin places, go for the lighter menu! Good to make a point of familiarizing yourself with some of the lighter regional specialties of spring (which include asparagus and zucchini dishes and some made with spring mushrooms, and pastas without meat) -- or at least avoid ordering too many of the super-rich dishes in a row (like tortellini in crema di parmigiana or lasagne verdi and desserts with zabaione). If all fails, Bologna is one of the few cities in Italy where restaurants have large salads on their menus or, in the simpler trattorie, ordering grilled vegetables as a "secondo" is a great idea.

ANTICA CORTE: This place is also a restored castle. You can tour the castle and aging cellar, and do a ham tasting, or eat at the excellent restaurant and do the tour as well. It is located about 45 minutes NW of Parma.
LINK: http://www.anticacortepallavicinarelais.com/
(It's also a B&B!)

Antica Corte is our first stop of the week They also have a great michellain restuant, as I'm told.

Sandralist, that was a great observation on the food. I know it all too well, as I've done a full month of Italy a few years ago, with food being the main goal. It was great the first week, and then we had to find ways to take a step back and not go all-in every day. It was just too much

Anybody knows of a good place in Piacenza for our last night, by any chance?